Region Band Terms

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animato

animated; spirited

chromatic

by semi-tones

allegro

rapid; lively

staccato

separated, detached style

tacet

silent

legato

smooth and connected

piano

softly

tenuto

sustain full value

dolce

sweetly

coda

the final added measures of a musical composition

cantabile

in a singing style

a tempo

in time; generally implies a return to the original rate of speed

solo

a composition or passage for one performer

fermata

a hold or pause

etude

a study

da capo

from the beginning

dal segno

from the sign

andantino

generally a little quicker than andante

grazioso

gracefully

accelerando

gradually faster

crescendo

gradually louder

rallentando

gradually slower

ritardando

gradually slower

decrescendo

gradually softer

diminuendo

gradually softer

allegretto

light and moderately quick, but not as fast as allegro

poco a poco

little by little

forte

loud

maestoso

majestically

marcato

marked; with emphasis

marziale

martial

mezzo

medium; half

moderato

moderately

andante

moderately slow, but moving

soli

more than one performer in unison

segno

the sign

tempo

time; speed

al fine

to the finish

molto

very

presto

very fast

fortissimo

very loud

largo

very slow

pianissimo

very softly

con spirito

with spirit; brilliance

con brio

with spirit; brilliantly


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